Alingsås weather in August

In August, Alingsås sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 101 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Alingsås's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alingsås's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
11th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
4:41 AM – 7:47 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Alingsås is urban area in Alingsås Municipality, Sweden.

Founded
1619

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical August day in Alingsås reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12113
22113
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52113
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How August really feels in Alingsås

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alingsås weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°6411.46.36.90.0
Feb / -3°519.96.38.90.0
Mar / -1°479.54.411.40.3
Apr11° / 529.81.3142.6
May16° / 6811.80.116.34.6
Jun18° / 10°9513.6017.75.4
Jul21° / 12°9012.4017.16.0
Aug20° / 12°10113.8015.15.7
Sep16° / 7911.8012.54.6
Oct10° / 77130.59.92.2
Nov / 6011.82.17.60.3
Dec / -2°6711.94.96.30.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74258
84159
94159
104258
114258
124159
134159
144159
154060
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213862
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Alingsås gets around 101 mm of rain over 13.8 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
342
442
543
643
743
844
944
1044
1144
1244
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1844
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2546
2646
2746
2846
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3045
3144

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151409
252408
352408
452408
552408
653407
753407
853407
955396
1055396
1155396
1256386
1356386
1457376
1557376
1658366
1759356
1861345
1961345
2062335
2163325
2264315
2365305
2467285
2569274
2670264
2772244
2873234
2976213
3077203
3178193

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 16 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 138 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:09 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
116.24:098:23
216.24:118:21
316.14:138:18
416.04:158:16
515.94:178:14
615.94:208:11
715.84:228:09
815.74:248:07
915.64:268:04
1015.64:288:02
1115.54:307:59
1215.44:327:57
1315.34:357:54
1415.34:377:52
1515.24:397:49
1615.14:417:47
1715.04:437:44
1814.94:467:41
1914.94:487:39
2014.84:507:36
2114.74:527:33
2214.64:547:31
2314.54:577:28
2414.44:597:25
2514.45:017:22
2614.35:037:20
2714.25:057:17
2814.15:087:14
2914.05:107:11
3013.95:127:08
3113.95:147:06

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
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144.2Bright
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164.1Bright
174.0Bright
184.0Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.3Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Alingsås?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Alingsås for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alingsås in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Alingsås sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Alingsås in August

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 18°C and coldest in February near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb2Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr6Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun15Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug18Cool
Sep16Cool
Oct12Bracing
Nov8Bracing
Dec5Bracing

UV index in Alingsås in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alingsås peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Alingsås?

Alingsås sits at 57.9°N, 12.5°E, 66 m above sea level, in Sweden. The nearest listed city is Lerum, 24 km away.

Topography around Alingsås

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alingsås.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alingsås has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 375 m.

The land around Alingsås is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
375 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Lerum 24 km · Partille 33 km · Kungälv 33 km · Borås 33 km · Mölnlycke 39 km · Gothenburg 42 km · Trollhättan 42 km · Mölndal 43 km

Sweden travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 87% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$63,133
2025
Happiness
7.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
3.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 609
Religion
Church of Sweden 54%none or unspecified 37%other 9%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alingsås (57.9303°, 12.5335°, elevation 66 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).